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Christ and Time: The Primitive Christian
Conception of Time and History, 3rd edition. Oscar Cullman. Translated from German by Floyd
V. Filson. SCM Press Ltd., 1962. This book, by Oscar Cullman, who is
also the author of the book The
Christology of the New Testament, and a plethora of other books concerning New
Testament Interpretation and Theology, seeks to outline how, according to
Cullman, the early church interpreted history and time. Seeking to stay as far
away from any philosophical influences Cullman wishes to explain what the
proper Christian understanding of History is according to scripture. In a sense
this book is a contribution to the philosophy of history, but, Cullman does not
wish it to be seen this way, rather, he wishes to show how history should be interpreted,
in light of the truth of Christianity. This review will begin by explaining the
purpose of this book, followed by an outline of the way in which the author
accomplishes his purpose. Finally we will…

Infiltrated: How to Stop the Insiders and
Activists who are Exploiting the Financial Crisis to Control our Lives and Our
Fortunes. Jay W.
Richards. McGraw Hill Education, 2013. 299 pp. $25.00. ISBN 978-0-07-181695-3. In 2008 the United States of America
entered into a period of financial disaster which is still wreaking havoc even
today. Since the initial market crash the media has been pointing their fingers
in every direction trying to find someone to blame. I moved to North Carolina
in 2011 to study for my Master’s degree, and distinctly remember hearing all
kinds of horror stories about people losing their jobs, and local governments
being unable to fund high schools. Some of the people that I met and befriended
when I was there lost their jobs due to the crisis, and were force to leave
their homes. What happened? In Infiltrated
Jay W. Richards, who holds a PhD from Princeton, is a Fellow at the Institute
for Faith, Work & Economics, and a fellow at the Discovery In…

Christian Philosophy: A Systematic and
Narrative Introduction. Craig G. Bartholomew and Michael W. Goheen. Baker Academic, 2013. 289
pp. $22.99. ISBN 978-0-8010-3911-9. In his Introduction to Metaphysics Martin Heidegger claims that “A ‘Christian
philosophy’ is a round square and a misunderstanding. To be sure, one can
thoughtfully question and work through the world of Christian experience – that
is, the world of faith. That is then theology.”[1]
Josef Pieper counters Heidegger’s claim as follows: “This is the question: Is
it permissible for the philosopher also to include in his philosophizing
reflection information about the world and human existence not stemming from experience and rational argumentation but coming
from areas such as are properly called ‘revelation’, ‘sacred tradition’, ‘faith’,
or ‘theology’? Can the inclusion of such non-empirical and preter-rational
assertions into one’s philosophizing possibly be justified? My answer to this:
it is not only possible…

Christian
Apologetics is, essentially, active evangelism. It is the presentation,
explanation and defense of the Christian faith. K. Scott Oliphint, who holds a
B.S. from West Texas State University, and a M.A.R., Th.M., and a PhD. from
WestMinster Theological Seminary, and is professor of Apologetics and
Systematic Theology at WestMinster Theological Seminary, has just published a
book which seeks to present an introduction of the principles of
Presuppositional Apologetics, as well as to provide examples of how to put this
method into action. In this book review I will begin by explaining the authors
purpose, how he goes about attaining his purpose, and I will finish with some
remarks as to the positive and negative aspects of this book. The
author’s proposed purpose is to “set out (what has been called) a
presuppositional approach to apo…